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Clay
Drinko
Famous Name (2004)
Review
by: Craig Curtice
Date: 4/1/05
Imagine
replacing the late, great Wesley Willis, a 300-pound,
schizophrenic black man, with Clay Drinko, a rubbery,
openly gay, white man. A wild performance artist from
New York City, Drinko combines all the camp of Right Said
Fred with the brilliantly absurd Friends song, “Smelly
Cat.”
Sassy
and risqué, Famous Name features spoken
vocals and simplistic electro music arrangements. Songs
like “White Girls With Dreads,” “Dickhead,”
“Lesbians,” and “Pussies, Hos, and Beer”
are so bad they’re actually good. Drinko’s
lispy drone and Casio-inspired beats seem to work together
like a push and pull kind of thing with a happy ending.
Uh,
this is definitely an album with a specific time and place
to play it (example: late night bedroom party, yes; with
your parents anytime, no). Some may find the over-electro
wears thinner than a pair of surf punk board shorts, and
the lyrics a bit suggestively sarcastic, especially on
“Cuddle Buttah” (just guess where Drinko wants
to put his manhood).
Nevertheless,
this album is ridiculous fun and danceable too. Discretion
is key—when the disc is not in use, I might suggest
keeping it locked in the naughty bedside drawer.
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